Stella Niagara campus observe Peace Week

Peace Week at Stella Niagara coincides
with the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the Sisters of St.
Francis. Following in the tradition of St. Francis, the Stella Niagara
community is dedicated to caring for the environment and fostering peace in the
world. Stella Niagara has been an official Peace Site since 1989. Each year the
school population recommits to the cause of peace in the world.

"This year our environmental project is
called 'Bottles FOR Water,'" said Kristen deGuehery, director of Institutional
Advancement. "The campus is collecting returnable plastic bottles to raise
money for Heifer International. Money raised from Bottles FOR Water will go
toward funding a well in a Third World nation."

Students will be bringing in bottles
throughout the month of October. "In addition, they are learning about the lack
of clean water for a large portion of the world's population," deGuehery
explained. "It is estimated that 780 million people do not have access to a
clean water source."

Other Peace Week activities included
students holding a prayer and pledge in front of the statue of St. Francis of
Assisi; students forming prayer partners and writing how they intended to be
peacemakers throughout the year; and students preparing and depositing entries
into a time capsule, which will be opened on the last day of school in June
2014.

Above, Sister Margaret Sullivan,
principal of Stella Niagara Education Park, gives the peace sign along with the
school community during an outdoor activity to commemorate Peace Week.